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"The Confessions of BoB"
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Secrets of the Books of Blood
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========================= by //. i d n i g h t ==========================
- foreword -
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The stand alone version of "The Labrynth of Blood"
is much\different than the final chapter of the BoB
and though it is in the works the variation isn't
complete yet. I wanted to finish and round up the
Cluebooks for the "Epic" version before I become
too involved in all of my new projects...
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===================== INTO THE ABYSS! ======================
Once you've completed FIRST BLOOD (and have "the Mark") you can enter the
Labyrnth through the Abyss of Blood, though you should wait until you've
gained a few levels in the Arena. The creatures and puzzles in the Labyrnth
take on an intensity far beyond anything you've yet faced. When you enter
the Abyss you should be sure to have the Wing of Wonder Active or you'll
plunge into Darkness.
THE LABYRNTH OF BLOOD!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are a few new creatures that start to show up on this level and
these creatures are much tougher than any you've face before... they'll
even be able to get a lucky hit in from time to time that can do some real
damage even with a LO Armor Class. The Maze itself is alot more intense too.
(A new wall definition that I've created) The walls will almost feel like
they're moving in on you and it is one map where the Secret Door Detection
Spell (DOOR) will come in handy. You'll want to systematically explore the
Labyrnth map so you can find both the Control Panels that open the Ancient
Gate and find the Scrolls and Books that will teach you the Ancient Spells.
Within a few steps of the "Entrance" you'll find a Magic Shoppe, Healers
Temple and a Guild. In the fist few rows of the maps you'll also find a
"Wiseman" with a few random words of "wisdom", a strange old warrior who
will offer to give you a Teleport Scroll if you don't have one, a group of
Warriors that are gathered together telling tales of their experiences in
the Labyrnth and the Ancient Domain. You'll also find a password etched on
a wall, the Equipment Shoppe, as well as the "A" & "D" control panels.
The Ancient Gate:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The primary goal in the Labyrnth is to Open the Ancient Gate. It is located
in the South-Eastern most corner of the map. Before it will open, however,
you must locate and activate 3 control panels. Once they've been activated
the Gate will Open and draw you into the Ancient Domain.
The Control Panels:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
There are 4 Ancient Control Panels labeled "A", "B", "C", and "D". The "D"
Control Panel is the fist one you'll find. It is the "Master" Control Panel
and by hitting the proper switch it will make each of the other panels
accessible by creating a door to a sealed chamber. You'll only be able to
unseal one chamber at a time, with each panel having to be activated before
you can return to the Master Control and unseal the next.
When you enter a chamber that has a control panel it will emerge from the
wall. Each panel has 3 switches that must be hit in the proper order to
activate it. If you hit them in the wrong order the panel will simply move
back into the wall and deactivate ALL the other panels. If you hit them in
the proper sequence you'll SEE the panel become active. Each of the panels
must be active before the next one can be activated and each time you use
the "D" or Master Panel all the others are deactivated. Once you have all
3 panels (A, B, and C) activated the Ancient Gate will Open!
"Secret" Panel Sequence:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Thou the "Gate" Puzzle seems very complex the actual sequence is really very
easy... A, B, C and 1, 2, 3. Each time you find a panel hit the switches in
order 1, 2, 3 and it will become active. Each time you open a sealed chamber
you'll have to reactivate each panel until all 3 are activated.
Magic Portals:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The Magic Portals in the Labyrnth aren't quite like the others ones you've
used before... they are random teleports that can take you to a number of
locations as well as have a 5% chance of teleporting you into Solid Rock.
But they can be very helpful in both finding the location of the various
panels and returning you near the Healers Temple and the Master Panel.
Books and Scrolls:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
There are 2 books in the Labyrnth. One is a simple "journal" that explains
how to activate the panels and open the Gate. The other is in the Ancient
Language and if you attempt to read it you will learn an Ancient Spell,
however there is a chance some unexpected creatures may suddenly appear if
you have a little trouble saying the words...
There are also a number of Scrolls you may find after an encounter or an
"event". These also have strange writings on them and if you read them you
will learn another Spell of the Ancients.
The Spells you'll find in the Labyrnth are:
Guardian Angel: Enhanced form of Mystic Shield
Soul Possesion: Possess Creatures
Soften Stone: Cures the Stone Condition
Bannishment: Bannish Creatures into Limbo (which is probably one of the most
important to take with you into the Ancient Domain.)
Crystals:
^^^^^^^^^
Occansionally you'll find a strange crystal. They will always crumble when
you try to pick them up but sometimes they'll generate some spell points
even beyond what you may normally be able to have!
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THE ANCIENT DOMAIN
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When you first pass through the Ancient Gate you'll feel the energy of this
Domain course through you and generate some spell points. If it takes you
beyond your MAX spell points you should cast some spells before you take a
step. No light source is required here and spell points regenerate normally
so if your spell points are taken beyond your normal max in a step or two
all those extra points will evaporate.
Besides the defensive spells you (should) normally keep active you should
try and keep the Wing of Wonder active in the Domain, it will help to keep
you from being plauged by FEAR.
The Spells of the Ancients:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
There are several more Ancient Scrolls that will allow you to Learn the
Spells of the Ancients. The Spells you can find and learn here are:
Turn Back Time: Restores your Youth
Will to Live: Ressurect Another Player
Regeneration of Magics: Restore the Charges in All Items
Dimensional Warp: Teleport to Any Location you Name
Earthquake: Major Damage to All Creatures
Cloud Kill: Instant Death to All Creatures
The Dark Armies:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
You'll run into Many Dark Armies in the Ancient Domain. The group consist
of 10 Souless Warriors, 10 Ancient Warriors, 10 Stone Warriors, 10 Lost
Souls, and a Dark Warrior. They guard virtually every passage and an area
you must pass thorough for the final confrontation with the Ancient Evil.
The battles can be intense and tedious but each time you defeat one of the
Dark Armies it is gone forever!
These Armies are also linked in some way to another Dangerous Group of
Gargoyles, Armored Evils, and a Stone Gargoyle, but as you defeat the
Dark Armies these groups will also begin to vanish.
[SECRET: Defeating the Dark Armies]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The primary weakness of the Dark Armies is the Bannishment Spell.
Casting it once will make most of you enemies vanish in one round.
The only danger is that you may have to fight the Dark Warrior face to face
and if he gets a lucky stike in you might get Level Drained (which in some
ways is worse than Death!)
If you intend to take on the Dark Armies by force you should pick off the
Lost Souls first and then pick off the Dark Warrior. The "Ghost" of the
Ancients (though high in hit points) don't have much fight left in them and
will rarely hit you if you maintain a LO armor class.
When the Walls Come Tumbling Down:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
There are several sealed areas in the Ancient Domain. To Open them you must
find and sound the Armaggedon Horn, but there is one hitch...
when the walls come tumbling down there is no way to avoid being crushed!
Though sounding the Horn will be fatal you will be ressurected the following
day and by sacrificing yourself for the day you will have opened the rest
of the Ancient Domain. You will now be able to find the most useful and
powerful spells of the Ancients as well as enter the last area you must
pass to confront the Ancient Evil.
The Armaggedon Horn:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Once you've sounded the Horn you need not return and sound it again, however
you will have to find the "Other" Armaggedon Horn near the final chamber of
the Ancient Evil. When you find it you will have to pick it up and carry it
with you to gain access to the hall that leads to the Final Confrontation.
The Hallway is heavily Guarded. Be sure your defensive spells are active and
your hit points are maxed out. The first encounter is random but each fight
after that will push you to your limits with the Dark Warrior leading the
groups of enemies that are trying to stop you, but the Spirit of Blood is
with you and will help as much as it can.
The Final Confrontation:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Battered and Bruised by the Dark Warrior and his Guardians you will suddenly
find yourself Stripped of your Weapons and your Spell Points Drained!
One more step forward and you'll be drawn into the Final Battle!
You must equip the Armaggedon Horn Now! It is your only Hope...
Thou the Horn only has one charge each time you Defeat the Dark Spirit it
will be recharged, but the Dark Spirit will keep returning to plauge you.
what ever you do... do not run or try to escape by using a Wand or the Warp
Spell, there is no escape... but if you continue to use the Armaggedon Horn
the Dark Spirit will finally be defeated and the Ancient Evil will appear.
If you can use the Horn one last time the Evil will be put to Rest...
However, before you get the chance to use it you will be filled with FEAR!
What happens next is totally unpredictable. If Fear controls you and you
run... you Die... if you overcome your Fear and use the Horn it is Ended
and the Old Man appears once again.
If at First You Don't Succeed...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Once you've learned the Dimensional Warp Spell and know the location of the
Armaggedon Horn you can use this knowledge for "quick" access to the final
confrontion (if you don't succeed the first time). But you must enter the
Hallway to the Chamber of the Ancient Evil normally and fight your way there
through the Dark Warrior and the Guardians.
But whatever you do, don't be tempted to use a Teleport Scroll to get there.
Even having one in your inventory will be a fatal mistake.
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==== Last Words ====
This concludes the Detailed Cluebooks of the "Epic"
Books of Blood. I hope it will both help and enhance
players enjoyment of my DM modules as well as inspire
others to create some modules of thier own. I know
for sure I've shown just how powerful the DMCS really
is and hope to write something to show how easy it is
to use soon... (My 9 year old is even making a mod)
On a final note, I have played all my modules all the
way through "straight" without cheating to be sure it
wasn't too difficult or impossible to complete. Even
knowing all the "secrets" and "tricks" is was exciting
and challenging which is why I've written this series
of Cluebooks.
I do have a nice feeling of satisfaction with what I've
done, but there is nothing to compare with the feedback
of others that play any of the BoB modules. Without it
I may never know if anyone ever completes any of them.
So, I'd really appreciate any feedback from players and
especially a quick note if you finish any of them!
Come on... Make My Day!
Have Fun!
--Mike (//. i d n i g h t) Collard
collard@apsicc.aps.edu
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